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@c README.texi describes the pim libraries.
@c Copyright @copyright{} 2000-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@c
@c This is part of the GM2 manual.
@c For copying conditions, see the file gcc/doc/include/fdl.texi.

These are the base libraries for the GNU Modula-2 compiler.  These
modules originally came from the M2F compiler and have been cleaned up
and extended.  They provide a basic interface to the underlying
operating system via libc.  They also include a number of libraries to
allow access to compiler built-ins. Perhaps the largest difference to
PIM and ISO libraries is the @code{DynamicString} module which
declares the type @code{String}.  The heavy use of this opaque data
type results in a number of equivalent modules that can either handle
@code{ARRAY OF CHAR} or @code{String}.

These modules have been extensively tested and are used throughout
building the GNU Modula-2 compiler.
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	4	@c This is part of the GM2 manual.
	5	@c For copying conditions, see the file gcc/doc/include/fdl.texi.
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	7	These are the base libraries for the GNU Modula-2 compiler. These
	8	modules originally came from the M2F compiler and have been cleaned up
	9	and extended. They provide a basic interface to the underlying
	10	operating system via libc. They also include a number of libraries to
	11	allow access to compiler built-ins. Perhaps the largest difference to
	12	PIM and ISO libraries is the @code{DynamicString} module which
	13	declares the type @code{String}. The heavy use of this opaque data
	14	type results in a number of equivalent modules that can either handle
	15	@code{ARRAY OF CHAR} or @code{String}.
	16
	17	These modules have been extensively tested and are used throughout
	18	building the GNU Modula-2 compiler.